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AUGUST 11, 2024

The bulls had originally expected XRP to gain more traction as more companies routed their gross payments, remittances, and foreign exchange transactions through Ripple's blockchain. Ripple claimed its ledger could provide its customers with secure, instant, and "nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks."

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AUGUST 5, 2024

For instance, when Berkshire holds a 10% or greater stake in a public company, it's required to file Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) every time shares are purchased or sold. Bank of America, in particular, is the most interest-sensitive among America's largest money-center banks.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Thanks to a couple of required filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Form 13Fs , Form 4s, and Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly operating results, it's fairly easy for everyday investors to ride Buffett's coattails. Sean Williams has positions in Bank of America and Sirius XM.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Bitcoin 's (CRYPTO: BTC) price nearly doubled over the past 12 months as stabilizing interest rates, the approvals of BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and a bullish rotation toward riskier assets lit a fire under the world's top cryptocurrency. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this January.

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AUGUST 25, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the past four years. Ripple promotes its payment processing blockchain and the closely related RippleNet service as an alternative to the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) international payment protocol used by most banks.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since December 2020, this token disconnected from broader price trends in the crypto market for a while, but is back to mirroring the price changes of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rather closely in the long term. Stuck in a legal challenge from the U.S. Will XRP reach $1 any time soon?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The differences between XRP and other cryptocurrencies XRP is the native cryptocurrency of Ripple, a blockchain ledger which is used as a cheaper, faster, and more secure alternative to the widely used SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) protocol for money transfers. To make matters worse, the U.S.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Hundreds of billions of dollars of remittances are sent across borders globally each year, and there was a whopping $150 trillion of money sent between banks in 2022. It also means that XRP can only be traded on regulated exchanges. For now, Ripple is likely to remain in the crosshairs of the SEC.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Signs of a brighter future for Ripple First and foremost, XRP investors are looking for a favorable outcome in the lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nearly three years ago. The SEC argues that Ripple Labs and its executives raised $1.3

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JUNE 22, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had just sued two of the largest crypto exchanges, Binance and Coinbase Global , and the Federal Reserve indicated that it expects to have to raise interest rates two more times this year, not that the market is entirely buying it. Image source: Getty Images.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today approved the first spot Bitcoin ETFs, a watershed moment for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market. In total, applications from 11 issuers got the green light from the SEC. Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) just made history. Here's what investors should know.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

A lot has been made of the slew of new spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that came to the market earlier this month. An important detail in how the SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETFs While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot Bitcoin ETFs, it rejected a key detail in many proposals.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Image source: Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued subpoenas to various companies about their dealings with the Ethereum Foundation, according to Fortune and Bloomberg. The probe has sparked speculation that the SEC may want to label Ethereum as a security.

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MAY 18, 2024

Ripple has already partnered with numerous banks and financial institutions in an effort to gain broader adoption. A major red flag is Ripple's ongoing battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC is seeking $2 billion in penalties and fines from Ripple. I'd rather avoid this altogether.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

The firm's latest shedding of Bank of America stock brings the total sold to nearly $10 billion in just a few months -- almost a quarter of its original stake. After the last sale of almost 10 million shares, Berkshire now owns just shy of 10% of the bank and no longer has to report transactions in a timely manner. central investments?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In addition, Wells Fargo paid a $35 million civil penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Excessive fees According to the SEC, each of the affected accounts was opened prior to 2014, and account holders continued to pay excessive fees through December 2022. In total, investors paid more than $26.8

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2012, a start-up called Opencoin launched the Ripple payment-protocol network for handling real-time gross payment settlements, currency exchanges, and remittance payments for financial institutions. It boldly claimed Ripple could enable "secure, instantly, and nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks."

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MAY 25, 2024

Analysts from a major British bank say that Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) should more than double from here to the end of 2024. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would approve the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking Ethereum's spot price. Does this projection make sense?

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JULY 5, 2023

Investors are still digesting a wave of negativity, which included the collapse of several cryptocurrency exchanges last year, not to mention some of the industry's most prized stablecoin experiments. As more trusted, well-known firms on Wall Street throw their hats into the ring, the SEC might find it harder to justify further rejections.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

The SEC vs. Ripple story so far Let's start with a quick synopsis. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and a few key executive (including CEO Brad Garlinghouse) in December 2020. Image source: Getty Images.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Uniswap's terrible week This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sent Uniswap Labs a Wells notice -- a notification that the regulator is planning a legal action against the group. Congress and the SEC have been unable to come to decisions about what to do with crypto long term. But in the U.S.,

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JULY 24, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) revealed that Buffett sold $1.5 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's second-largest equity holding, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). reduction in Berkshire's stake in the bank but could be just the start. Should you buy or sell Bank of America stock?

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

As soon as Ethereum became a proof-of-stake blockchain, it meant that there was going to be much more of a focus on crypto staking , which is the process of "locking up" your crypto in exchange for a financial reward. And that included, unfortunately, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The most obvious method is a cryptocurrency exchange like Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN). Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs, funds that track the price of Bitcoin. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs, funds that track the price of Bitcoin.

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

This doesn't include the money that bigger institutions -- like companies, banks, or governments -- move from country to country. XRP has been under scrutiny as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argued that its initial token sales violated securities laws. Regulatory issues remain a top concern.

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JUNE 21, 2023

So what In recent weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has come down hard on the crypto industry, first suing Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, and then Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN). This comes after two crypto banks have gone down since the latter part of 2022.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway recently released its latest 13-F filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Moreover, average investors should remember that a bank can only preserve a relatively small amount of liquidity. Buffett's team has been a net seller of stocks in recent quarters.

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JULY 28, 2024

For much of crypto's existence, those interested in buying digital assets would have to do so via cryptocurrency exchanges. These ETFs trade on traditional stock exchanges, and their value is directly tied to the current (or spot) price of the cryptocurrency. But now, this is beginning to change. Image source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

In the third quarter alone, Warren Buffett and his team at Berkshire Hathaway have offloaded a staggering 235 million shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). Rising interest rates in recent years have taken a toll on Bank of America's bond portfolio, and it currently sits on $89.4 billion in unrealized losses.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

A 13F is a document filed on a quarterly basis with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that shows investors which stocks Wall Street's brightest minds have been buying and selling. Rather, it's the buying activity for Warren Buffett's favorite stock, which won't be found in a 13F filed with the SEC.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

There's also anticipation that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is poised to finally approve spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. It's hard to know what the SEC will decide, but there's anticipation it will be positive. Moreover, if the U.S. This scenario can benefit risky assets like Bitcoin.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Cathie Wood is the head of Ark Investment Management, which operates 14 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on technological innovations. As a result, it's too unpredictable to become a means of exchange for most consumers and businesses. bank settlement volume. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Ripple Labs, the creators behind XRP , is locked in a lawsuit with the Securities and Exchange Commission over how the token should be regulated and the potential punishment for selling the token to institutional investors. But unlike Bitcoin, XRP is nowhere near its former high of $2.78 Ripple can do this in seconds.

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JULY 29, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued the Ripple Labs organization just before the holidays in 2020, arguing that Ripple and its leaders made $1.3 billion by offering an unregistered digital security. If the legal outcome is unfavorable, it would almost certainly damage Ripple's price.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Every quarter, investors eagerly await the filing of Berkshire Hathaway's Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Although Berkshire won't file its 13F with the SEC for the September-ended quarter until Nov. million shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) , worth about $862.7

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MAY 25, 2024

Tom Lee, managing partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, believes the combination of recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the recent halving of Bitcoin block subsidies, and the eventual easing of monetary policy (lower interest rates) could push Bitcoin to $150,000 by 2025 and $500,000 by 2029.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

But this doesn't include the money that bigger parties, like corporations, banks, and governments, send across borders. In recent years, the Ripple network has dealt with regulatory uncertainty on XRP's status as a commodity or security. I'd suspect this market is easily in the tens of trillions of dollars annually.

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